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Drafting review: two new initiatives would restructure fentanyl-related felonies and sentencing ranges
Summary
Proposed Initiative 62 (and companion measures) would make manufacturing, distribution, or possession with intent involving fentanyl or analogs a level 1 drug felony, repeal certain exemptions, and revise possession penalties. Reviewers asked about weight thresholds, effective date applicability, and earlier related memoranda.
Legislative reviewers examined Proposed Initiative 62 April 4, a measure that would raise penalties for manufacturing, dispensing, selling, or distributing substances containing fentanyl or similar compounds and revise the statutory structure for fentanyl-related offenses. Proponents included Michael Fields and Steven Ward; legislative staff present included Clayton Mayfield and Jake Mauss of the Legislative Council/LLS teams.
Staff summarized four principal purposes: (1) classify certain fentanyl-related…
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